IRAN VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	174,691	9	11,046	+ 163,645
Coronary Heart Disease	2	154,438	1	93,308	+ 61,130
Stroke	3	64,643	2	36,730	+ 27,914
Lung Cancers	4	36,321	11	6,784	+ 29,538
Hypertension	5	31,890	4	16,415	+ 15,475
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	22,515	15	4,575	+ 17,940
Falls	7	20,817	24	2,821	+ 17,996
Lung Disease	8	20,254	7	11,409	+ 8,846
Pancreas Cancer	9	19,591	29	2,418	+ 17,172
Liver Disease	10	16,778	12	6,637	+ 10,141
Prostate Cancer	11	15,241	21	3,583	+ 11,658
Breast Cancer	12	14,896	19	3,736	+ 11,159
Parkinson's Disease	13	13,398	26	2,545	+ 10,853
Lymphomas	14	13,366	23	2,882	+ 10,484
Suicide	15	13,292	16	4,334	+ 8,958
Liver Cancer	16	8,563	20	3,714	+ 4,849
Inflammatory/Heart	17	8,138	35	1,611	+ 6,527
Alcohol	18	7,295	53	253	+ 7,042
Stomach Cancer	19	7,019	10	9,822	- 2,803
Other Injuries	20	6,861	17	4,048	+ 2,813
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	6,853	8	11,243	- 4,390
Diabetes Mellitus	22	6,563	5	13,910	- 7,347
Other Neoplasms	23	5,921	58	112	+ 5,809
Leukemia	24	5,831	18	3,966	+ 1,865
Ovary Cancer	25	5,410	39	937	+ 4,473
Kidney Disease	26	5,370	6	11,810	- 6,440
Oesophagus Cancer	27	5,024	30	2,371	+ 2,653
Bladder Cancer	28	4,845	36	1,410	+ 3,435
Skin Cancers	29	4,668	47	518	+ 4,149
Drug Use	30	4,228	31	2,242	+ 1,986
Endocrine Disorders	31	4,032	32	2,092	+ 1,940
Uterin Cancer	32	3,536	51	355	+ 3,180
Road Traffic Accidents	33	3,377	3	17,803	- 14,425
Oral Cancer	34	3,254	45	655	+ 2,599
Congenital Anomalies	35	3,015	14	4,844	- 1,828
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	2,380	37	1,246	+ 1,133
Drownings	37	1,665	40	930	+ 734
Epilepsy	38	1,636	44	719	+ 917
Schizophrenia	39	1,461	81	0	+ 1,461
Asthma	40	1,331	22	3,360	- 2,029
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	1,304	59	80	+ 1,224
Multiple Sclerosis	42	1,259	50	405	+ 854
Violence	43	1,010	27	2,535	- 1,525
Cervical Cancer	44	975	48	501	+ 474
Fires	45	968	34	1,823	- 855
Tuberculosis	46	503	41	882	- 379
Skin Disease	47	426	55	237	+ 189
Low Birth Weight	48	411	13	4,861	- 4,449
Poisonings	49	389	43	816	- 426
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	298	38	996	- 698
Osteoarthritis	51	263	84	0	+ 263
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	240	33	1,836	- 1,596
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	170	85	0	+ 170
Appendicitis	54	149	57	155	- 6
Meningitis	55	148	46	642	- 494
Birth Trauma	56	122	25	2,735	- 2,613
Malnutrition	57	104	56	157	- 53
Anemia	58	88	82	0	+ 88
HIV/AIDS	59	87	28	2,521	- 2,433
Hepatitis C	60	72	69	1	+ 71
Oral conditions	61	59	86	0	+ 59
Upper Respiratory	62	31	63	16	+ 15
Hepatitis B	63	26	49	425	- 399
Maternal Conditions	64	24	52	285	- 261
War	65	9	42	848	- 839
Encephalitis	66	8	54	246	- 238
Syphilis	67	6	61	52	- 47
Otitis Media	68	5	71	0	+ 5
Pertussis	69	0	60	75	- 75
Tetanus	70	0	62	37	- 37
Diphtheria	71	0	70	1	- 1
Measles	72	0	68	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	64	8	- 8
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	66	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	67	3	- 3
Dengue	82	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	65	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

Finland

Iran

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.